A weekly digest of Monitor views and insightful commentary on major events.

Every Thursday

Books

Latest book reviews, author interviews, and reading trends.

Every Friday

EqualEd

A weekly update on education, focused on solutions to inequalities.

Every Friday

Spiritual Lens

The five most recent Christian Science articles with a spiritual perspective.

Every Monday

10 best books of January: the Monitor's picks

What the Monitor's book critics liked best this month.

6.
"The Dogs Are Eating Them Now," by Graeme Smith

January 15, 2015

By Monitor staff

This dark but powerful book by journalist Graeme Smith is a combination of memoir, war reporting, and trenchant analysis of international military operations in Afghanistan. It’s an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the gritty and volatile reality of events in Afghanistan over the past decade. You can read the Monitor's full review of "The Dogs Are Eating Them Now" here.